Based on developments by Peking University and CAAS Institute of Biotechnology, glyphosate-resistant corn was developed based on a proprietary G2-EPSPS gene. After approval by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2012, several rounds of breeding were done since and it is...
The group of Jing LI has optimized carbon flux in s. cerevisiae with a focus on betulinic acid and fatty acid pathways to increase the yield of betulinic acid to a significant level. CAS news release, March 8, 2014
Using transcriptomics, the group around Dr Chaoguang TIAN found out that arabinose induces various transporters, transcription factors and enzymes well, but not xylose. Several new factors such as glucose transfer protein (GLT-1), pentose transporterx XYT-1 and XAT-1)...
In collaboration with CAS Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, researchers around Liangxue LAI developed Tibet mini-pig mutants which will develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) within a few months. To this end, a mutant human SOD1 gene was expressed...
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